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As Ethereum approaches its long-awaited transition to proof of stake, developers have launched the mainnet’s first “shadow fork”. Its purpose is to stress-test existing assumptions about testnests and the mainnet. Preparing for the Merge According to Ethereum Foundation Developer Parithosh Jayanthi, the fork adds merge related fields to the configs of existing testnets. “In doing so, we essentially inherit the state/txs of the canonical testnet,” he tweeted on Friday. Through...

CME Group in Chicago, one of the world’s largest derivative marketplaces, is working with CF Benchmarks, a leading provider of crypto benchmark indices, to unveil roughly 11 new crypto reference rates by April 25. CME Group Seeks to Permits Full Price Transparency The reference rates in question are not for tradable futures products. Instead, they will apply to a wide array of separate crypto networks such as bitcoin cash, Litecoin, Cosmos, Polygon, Solana, Stellar...

Under threat of greater rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, Bitcoin is plunging to a monthly low, alongside stocks. Hundreds of millions of dollars in liquidations have been set off across the crypto market in the process. Last week, Bitcoin fell back below $45k despite having a bullish late March. This came following hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, who said that the task of reducing inflation pressures was “paramount” the previous day. Stocks...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] EcoTerra proposes an environmental conservation movement by financial strategies through blockchain technology because of the powerful effects of climate change. They are launching a product that uses blockchain technology to help raise funds and make the fight against climate change transparent. Fighting for a Healthier Environment EcoTerra aims to create a system that will redefine how society chooses to finance environmental...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] DeFi platform bRing.finance recently released a brand-new version, bRing 2.0. They launched LP staking pools on BNB Chain and Harmony blockchains. The cross-chain staking opportunities that its users love are optimized in bRing 2.0, with new staking mechanics and improved reward and referral systems. There are now two ways to stake: LP token staking and farming. In LP (liquidity pool) staking, users provide liquidity to their chosen...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Walken takes advantage of its user-friendly UI and simple fun gameplay that bring a whole new level of adoption and engagement. We look to onboard thousands of non-crypto people and let them experience what the blockchain and DeFit has to offer, influencing their lives while providing stable backgrounds for WLKN tokens to encourage investing and holding overselling. Driven by this goal, Walken provides every player with a free in-built...

Online checkout firm Bolt has announced it is purchasing a company called Wyre, a crypto infrastructure provider. The acquisition will take place later in the year and will allow both companies to establish mainstream cryptocurrency payment systems for a wide array of separate businesses. Customers will also have opportunities to purchase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) directly through its platform. Bolt and Wyre Work Together to Make Crypto Payments Easy This move comes at...

Der Kick-off zum grössten Innovationswettbewerb der Schweiz wurde als LiveStreaming-Event aus dem Auditorium des Tagungs- und Eventcenter (TEC) im Haus der Wirtschaft (HDW) übertragen. Innovative Unternehmen können sich noch bis zum 18. April 2022 zur Swiss Innovation Challenge (SIC) anmelden. Der Startschuss zur Swiss Innovation Challenge 2022 ist gefallen: Rund 100 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer liessen sich am 11. April um 17.00 Uhr per Live Streaming aus dem Auditorium im HDW über die 8....

Mark Cuban is very bullish about Ethereum given that the crypto asset is about to undergo what many analysts and traders are simply referring to as “the merge.” Mark Cuban Is Happy About Ethereum’s New Direction The merge is a planned switch in protocols for the Ethereum network. Up to this point, ETH has largely operated – much like bitcoin – on a proof of work (PoW) module, though it’s now going to be changing to a proof of stake (PoS) module. This will largely reduce...

Stellar lumen price started a fresh decline from the $0.2400 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.2120 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $0.2300 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to decline if there is a move below the $0.1950 support. Stellar lumen price is trading in a bearish zone below $0.2120 against the US Dollar,...